There's a convention for some things: - antique = 100 or more years old; - vintage = either between 25 and 100 years old or between 50 and 100 years old, depending on who you're talking to Wikipedia asserts something rather different for old clothes, however: - antique = pre-1920s - vintage = 1920s to 1960s As noted above, the accepted convention for dates relevant to 'vintage' cars is different again. Take your pickā¦ how long was that piece of string, again? Anyway, as far as eBay listings are concerned, 'vintage' seems to mean second-hand (any age): nothing to do with inherent quality, although sometimes a euphemism for old and tatty.
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